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Established January 31, 1928
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Member: North Carolina Press Assn.
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
The Bulletin Is publlehed
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 54 — No. 205
Weather Monday: high 67, low
45, humidity 56%. At 7 a.m.
Tuesday there was a trace of
precipitation.
The trial of four former Jaycee
officials, accused of misapplying
club funds in the socalled
“Jamscam" scandal, was
postponed Monday when a
former state club president
pleaded no contest to the charges.
In a plea-bargaining
arrangement J Harold Herring
of Mount Olive pleaded no contest
to two counts of misapplying
$16,000 in club funds As part of
the arrangement, Herring agreed
to talk with the State Bureau of
Investigation and to testify in the
case against the other former
club officers.
William Holden, one of the
movies’ most popular leading
men for more than 40 years was
found dead Monday in his
apartment, apparently from
natural causes.
A recent issue of the Baltimore
Sun had an article about a Sia
mese cat, Lou who plays the
piano in order to be let out at
night. The cat now owned by
Lillian and George Tracey
formerly belonged to Stratford
and Keith McKenrick who moved
here a short time ago. The cat
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TRYON. N. C. 28782
Senior Citizens
Meet Monday
The Polk County Senior
Citizens will meet Monday at the
Meeting Place in Tryon al 5:30
p m. A covered dish supper will
be followed by the program.
The speaker will be Bernard
Drummond who with his wife,
Rita, has traveled extensively in
both Africa and South America
All senior citizens and those
interested in their activities are
invited.
Columbus Firemen
Elect Officers
The Columbus Fire
Department has elected the
following officers for 1982: Chief,
Ed Lanning; Assistant Chief,
Geoffrey Tennant; Secretary,
Gene Green; Treasurer. Ted
Perkins; Slush Fund, Frank
Lanning
The Fireman of the Year is
Herman Bunch.
Car Wrecks
William A Oman of Fox
Mountain Road had a one-car
accident Monday about 6:30 p.m
on Hwy. 108 near Polk Memorial
Gardens. Mr. Oman was taken to
St. Luke’s Hospital where he was
treated and released.
Mr. Oman’s car was headed
toward Columbus when it left the
road. The automobile caught fire
when it wrecked and was a total
loss.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18,1981
Heart President
C. Allan Pruette
C. Allan Pruette, Tryon realtor,
is the newly elected President of
the Polk County Heart
Association. He succeeds Malcolm
Wiltshire.
Mr. Pruette, as official Heart
Association spokesman in this
area said “we hope to continue to
show a reduction in deaths from
diseases of the heart and blood
vessels. We will emphasize
prevention of heart disease
through our programs of
education in early warning signs,
risk factors and need for a
prudent diet."
An active board member of the
local Heart Association since
1966, Allan Pruette has often
demonstrated his personal
concerns for the well being of the
citizens in Polk County. He has
been a past chairman of the Polk
Cancer Fund drive; has chaired
the fund raising activities for
both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts,
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Tryon Council
Special Meeting
The Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Tryon will have a
special meeting in Executive
Session at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
November 19th at Town Hall to
discuss Land Acquisition.
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Pruitt of
Campobello, S. C. are parents of
a son, Brentley James, born Nov.
15th at Spartanburg General
Hospital.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. James Pruitt of
Campobello and the paternal
great-grandmother is Mrs. Elvie
Pruitt of Inman, S. C.
The maternal grandfather is
Herbert Case of Saluda and the
great-grandmother is Mrs Rena
Plumley of Tryon.
Report From
Columbus Firemen
During the past year the
Columbus Firemen had a total of
1684 working hours. They
responded to 56 fire calls. There
were 13 house or structure calls, 8
vehicles, 23 woods or grass, 7
chimney and 5 .miscellaneous
fires.
A spokesman for the firemen
said that they had complete
cooperation with the councilmen
and mayor during the year.